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P-80-077
NTSB Safety Recommendation P-80-077
Current as of 1981-02-26 Government source
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NTSB safety recommendation P-80-077.
THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE PIPELINES OF PUERTO RICO, INC.: INSTALL ADDITIONAL PERMANENT PIPELINE MARKERS SUFFICIENT TO COMPLY WITH 49 CFR 195.410.
Priority: CLASS II
Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action
Issued Date: 1981-02-26
Adopted Date: 1980-12-19
Overall Date Closed: 1983-09-07
Synopsis: ON JANUARY 30, 1980, AN 8-INCH-DIAMETER, REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PIPELINE OWNED BY THE PIPELINES OF PUERTO RICO, INC., AND OPERATED BY THE SHELL OIL COMPANY (PUERTO RICO) LTD. WAS STRUCK AND RUPTURED BY A BULLDOZER DURING MAINTENANCE WORK ON A NEARBY WATERLINE IN THE SECTOR CANA OF BAYAMON, PUERTO RICO, ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN. GASOLINE FROM THE RUPTURE SPRAYED DOWNHILL AND RAN OFF INTO A SMALL CREEK. ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS LATER, THE GASOLINE VAPORS WERE IGNITED BY AN UNDETERMINED SOURCE AND EXPLODED; THE SUBSEQUENT FIRE KILLED ONE PERSON AND EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED 25 HOUSES AND OTHER PROPERTY.
Probable Cause: None
Ntsbnumber: DCA80MP008
Report Number: PAR-80-06
Addressee Name: Pipelines of Puerto Rico, Inc.
Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable
Addressee Date Closed: 1983-09-07
Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry
Communication Date: 1982-11-18
Communication Type: Official Correspondence
Communication Contents: THE PIPELINES OF PUERTO RICO, INC., LETTER: RECOMMENDATION NOT IMPLEMENTED.
Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry
Communication Date: 1983-07-28
Communication Type: Official Correspondence
Communication Contents: THE PIPELINES OF PUERTO RICO LETTER: TO COMPLY WITH 49 CFR 195.410, 900 NEW PERMANENT PIPELINE MARKERS WERE INSTALLED DURING 1981 AS PER DOCUMENTATION ENCLOSED REGARDING MATERIALS AND INSTALLATION.
Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry
Communication Date: 1983-05-19
Communication Type: Official Correspondence
Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry
Communication Date: 1983-09-07
Communication Type: Official Correspondence
Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry
Communication Date: 1982-10-08
Communication Type: Official Correspondence
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